I created the Packages.gz with the following command: dpkg-scanpackages binary-amd64 > /dev/null | gzip > binary-amd64/Packages.gz based on the following documentation debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/…
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user310399Jul 31 '14 at 20:11

I added Release file under binary-amd64 directory but it didn't help. Should the Release file be present in every sub-directory. I still don't understand why it is looking for Packages file
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user310399Jul 31 '14 at 20:43